The Platter Was Brass - Let the Music Play
Rainy evening and
the blues jump out at me!
I've heard that song before -
but not drifting through shallow walls
on Eutaw Street where the sidewalks
Have been rolled up at five...
Rainy evening
and some sly musical note says
"Close your umbrella and come on in,
no need to walk alone!"...
"No Fish Today" on the window...
Is this some kind of freaked out restaurant?
The window unveils no tale -
The music wails on and with a coward's gait,
I go in and there's nothing cooking but
four dudes man!
Cooking nothing but some jazz!
They don't even know it's raining,
Nodody's wet but me!
The high notes of the trumpet dry me off and
I'm not alone any more, that funky sounding
jazz steals my blues away!
"No Fish Today!"
Serving nothing but soul food -
Music Al A Carte!
Midnite and the sun is out!
Cynthia
Copyright © Cynthia Alvez | Year Posted 2012
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